Neighbor breaks into home with extinguisher to stop fire

PUEBLO -
A neighbor in a Pueblo residential area grabbed a fire extinguisher and broke into a house along Fremont Avenue after he saw a fire.

Thomas Ornelas, a neighbor, went into the home with a fire extinguisher and began to spray the wall that was on fire. Another neighbor joined him in the firefight. The other neighbor sprayed the exterior with a hose. Ornelas said he left after the smoke got too thick.

The fire department says the fire could have been worse if the neighbors did not help.